Countryside Health Care Center is in Sioux City, Iowa. The city has a population of 85,884 people. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. In our view, this facility would be a solid choice for most people. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its strong nursing score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Countryside Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Aug 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Catheter Care
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
This facility's nursing score outpaced its overall grade. In fact, we gave it a B+ for its nursing score. Our nursing grade assesses many subcategories, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a positive short-term care score. In fact, we awarded them a B in this area, which is one of our better. Short-term care grades are vital for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next best area we awarded this nursing home in any category came in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. For prospective residents in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Moving on our last category of inspections, this nursing home received an F in this area. This grade was detrimental to this nursing home's overall score. With places that received this poor of an inspection grade, we would scrutinize any severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they created a risk to resident health or safety. Finally, we also would like to point out that this facility was assessed significant government fines amounting to more than $100,000. This often suggests that a bad track record has been an issue for more than one year.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Countryside Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Countryside Health Care Center, 8.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Countryside Health Care Center, 2.52% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Countryside Health Care Center, 3.36% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who have had UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Countryside Health Care Center, 18.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Countryside Health Care Center, 30.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Countryside Health Care Center, 9.42% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Countryside Health Care Center, 71.63% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Countryside Health Care Center, 16.41% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Countryside Health Care Center, 22.37% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Countryside Health Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Countryside Health Care Center, 22.37% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Countryside Health Care Center, 16.95% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Countryside Health Care Center, 65.41% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Sioux City, IA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Sioux City, Iowa has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Medical Center-Sioux CityAcute Care Hospitals 4.31 miles away801 5th St Sioux City Iowa 51101Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 279-2010
- St Lukes Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.56 miles away2720 Stone Park Boulevard Sioux City Iowa 51104Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 279-3500
Nearby Dialysis
- Sioux City Dialysis0.79 miles away5865 Sunnybrook Dr Sioux City Iowa 51106Dialysis Stations: 12 (712) 274-8068
- Siouxland Dialysis2.38 miles away2530 Glenn Ave. Sioux City Iowa 51106Dialysis Stations: 24 (712) 266-1000
- Fmc Midwest Dialysis5.93 miles away4000 Indian Hills Dr Sioux City Iowa 51108CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (712) 239-4333
- Fresenius Medical Care Dakota Dunes, LLC8.22 miles away357 W Tower Rd North Sioux City South Dakota 57049Dialysis Stations: 5 (605) 232-1901